Apple and AuthenTec: advances in identification and payment methods
― ∙ Apple’s buyout of AuthenTec has stirred up various opinions from all sides of the tech realm. Some feel that it’s an effort to step forth in terms of security advances, between the vying companies Apple and Samsung- as AuthenTec previously made a deal with the company. While others speculate that Apple’s purchase of AuthenTec may be riveted towards a secure mobile payment related intellectual property. Ben Reitzes, an analyst with Barclays, is of the view that Fingerprint security [...].
